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Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) congratulate each other after arriving in the Heror area, northeast of Dahuk, 260 miles (430 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/ Ceerwan Aziz)


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This photo taken on Tuesday May 7, 2013 and provided by Firat News Agency on Wednesday May 8, 2013 shows a rebel of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Turkey close to the border with Iraq. (AP Photo/Firat News Agency)


PKK fighters begin withdrawal from Turkey

PKK fighters begin withdrawal from Turkey

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters began a phased withdrawal from Turkish territory yesterday, in what may prove to be a historic development in Turkish–Kurdish relations. PKK fighters began to withdraw from southeastern Turkey on Wednesday...